Weather
Hurricane Ida: How Climate Change Is Influencing Storms
Rising temperatures are increasing the hurricane risks to New Orleans and other coastal area
The Conversation
Natural Disasters
Tropical Storm Henri Could Bring Dangerous Storm Surge
The moon, wind direction, atmospheric pressure and seafloor shape all help determine how high a surge will be
Privacy
What is Pegasus? How Surveillance Spyware Invades Phones
A cybersecurity expert explains the NSO Group’s stealthy software
Environment
Wild Pigs Release as Much Carbon Emissions as 1 Million Cars
The invasive animals uproot soil, exposing it to microbes that release greenhouse gases
Climate Change
Australia’s Criticisms of Proposal to List Great Barrier Reef as ‘in Danger’ Don’t Stack Up
The UNESCO World Heritage Site is under pressure from pollution and climate change
Public Health
Should Your Child Get the COVID Vaccine?
A pediatric infectious disease expert answers questions about whether the vaccine is safe and why children need it
Medicine
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Suspension—What This Means For You
An infectious disease doctor answers questions about the CDC’s and FDA’s decision to pause the vaccine’s use over a possible link with blood clots
Biology
Chocolate’s Secret Ingredient Is Fermenting Microbes
Underneath the shiny wrapper, a chocolate bunny is a fermented food
Public Health
People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago when They Tired of Them—and Paid a Price
A now familiar 21st-century scenario of circumventing public-health strictures played out as well at the beginning of the 20th century
Computing
A Global Computer Chip Shortage Shows Danger of U.S. Production Trends
A small and shrinking number of the world’s computer chips are made in the U.S.
